Osamu Yano was convicted of ordering shooting that left four people dead at a 'snack' hostess club in Maebashi City in 2003
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Latest stories on organized crime (yakuza) from Japan
Obtained ¥190,000 from store and employee
Several bullet holes found in door of residence, one in an interior wall
Body of Inagawa-kai boss found dumped in front of hospital in December
Suspected in smuggling 1,500 kilograms of kakuseizai from China and Taiwan of 3-year period
Suspects allegedly received payments of ¥12.5 million from victim for what was said to be an investment
Judge described operation as 'carefully planned, systematic and of a scale rarely seen'
Perpetrators sprayed tear gas at precious metals employee before ¥230 million in gold
Boss of Ninkyo Dantai Yamaguchi-gumi seeking to form private military company to provide security services for Japanese missions
Suspect and one victim had engaged in dispute over a woman